Stories of our families are like blossoms. Some are beautiful stories full of life. Others are not so beautiful, like spent blossoms. Some are just buds as we try to find more information about them. Other stories may be like the loose stones under the tree-not related to the family at all.

Saturday, 16 April 2016

N is for Nicholas Armitstead AtoZ Challenge 2016

Nicholas Armitstead, the first son of William and Agnes Mawson Armitstead was baptised in the Roman Catholic Church Kendal Westmorland England on January 26 1840. Sadly he died on March 19 1840. Although he did not live very long he has provided some food for thought.

This is the family tree I would like it to be. However have I got it correct? I'm sure I have more work to do to prove this result.

1809 William Armitstead married Dorothy Conway Kendal( William a bachelor from Lancaster)
1810 Dorothy Armitstead died a papist Kendal
1811 William Armitstead married Eleanor Halliday( William a widower of Kendal)
1815 Willliam Armitstead died a papist, aged 29. Hence why I want him to be the son of Nicholas & Mary.
1815 William Armitstead (son of William and Eleanor) baptised Roman Catholic Church Kendal
1837 William Armitstead married Agnes Mawson Troughton Kendal
1840 Nicholas Armitstead first son of William and Agnes Armitstead baptised Roman Catholic Church Kendal
1840 Nicholas Armitstead dies in Kendal
Did William & Agnes name their first son after the great grandfather? I hope so.
I guess I will need to get the parish registers for Bentham and Tatham to see what other evidence I can find. Much more work needed I'm sure.